Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Pics from Kings Heath Park gardens, Plant id pics

Tulips & perennials in the TV gardens, not part of our plant id this week but I took many pics as it was looking really good this spring. Behind the yew hedge are some gardens that famous designers have designed several years ago - by John Brookes and Bonita Betularis. Pics to follow!


Theres some interesting plant combinations in the tv gardens - this is Lysimachia cilliata 'Firecracker' & Euphorbia cyparissias 'Fens Ruby'. Also Tulips & dafodils amongst other things.


A chaenomeles (flowering quince) amongst other climbers.

Rheum palmatum 'Atrosanguineum' has lovely soft undersides of the leaves. It gets quite big (the leaves & the plant!) and looks good with ferns, Darmera peltata, Astibe, & Gunnera (the spiky giant 'rhubarb')

Trifolium repens 'Purpurascens'





Viburnum x juddii - gorgeous scented flowers


Spring catch-up pics taken about a month ago.

Magnolia stellata at the Winterbourne Botanic Garden





Unusual sandstone garden- part of Winterbourne Botanic Garden in Edgebaston